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03 Aug 2015 4:29:13am

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More than a quarter century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster thousands of wild boars killed in southern Germany every year register unacceptable levels of radiation and hunters have to be compensated to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. And the mushrooms the pigs dine on aren't fit for consumption either.

In the German regions of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg, all wild boars that are killed must be tested for radioactivity, and results have already shown concentrations over 10,000 Bq/kg, far over the legal limits of 600 Bq/kg.

Of course low-level radiation doesn’t kill humans immediately. Depending on the cancer, symptoms may take a few years to decades to appear and one hasn't a clue how they became ill. That’s how the nuclear industry escapes scrutiny – just like the asbestos industry. Nonetheless, the US government, since 2000, have now paid around $8 billion to sick and maimed radiation victims including the families of the deceased.